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In addition to his presidential role, he will receive a faculty appointment in the college’s Music Department.

Kim’s appointment ends a five-month national search after which a 22-member Presidential Search Advisory Panel representing faculty, administrators, students and trustees unanimously recommended his appointment as president to the Columbia College Board of Trustees.

The panel was created to represent a cross-section of perspectives in the college,” said panel chairman and trustee Richard P. Kiphart. “The panel structure encouraged an extremely collaborative, thoughtful process that guided us in reviewing a talented and diverse candidate pool. It was unusual that such a diverse group unanimously agreed on one finalist.”

Students, faculty and staff alike have praised Kim’s open-door leadership approach, his proactive perspective on fundraising and his well-rounded wealth of experience as essential in driving Columbia College’s continued growth as the largest private arts and media college in the nation, with a current enrollment of nearly around 12,000.

In 2012, The Hollywood Reporter named Columbia College one of the 25 top film schools in the US.

Dr. Carter also has a background in music, as an educator, composer and performer. He had been director of entertainment arts for Disney entertainment and earlier spent 12 years at Berklee College of Music in Boston as VP/academic affairs.

During his Columbia College tenure, school enrollment increased by almost 25% to approximately 12,000 graduate and undergraduate students. The 2012 graduating class of 2,000-plus was almost double the number of graduates of a decade ago.

The urban campus footprint has doubled to 2.5 million square feet of occupied classroom, office, exhibit/performance and residence hall spaces, making the college the largest single presence in the downtown South Loop area.